How Green is the Hood Part Two: Bringing Solar and Energy Efficiency to Affordable Housing « Oakland Local

Tassafaronga Village, a mixed-use housing development in pollution-challenged East Oakland, isn’t your average affordable housing project. Clearly visible columns of photovoltaic solar collectors reach out to the sky from landscaped gardens in the development’s courtyard. Brightly-colored hues and contrasting earth tones on the exterior walls give a warm, inviting appearance to the development’s main building, while an asymmetrical row of vertical windows and wavy design lines add stylistic flair to the building’s ultra-modern aesthetic.